L.A. PARKER: Thoughts of what will be, and what could have been, for Mack

Inclement weather Wednesday postponed the Mayor Tony F. Mack trial again, which meant that the Trial of the Century — or make that, the trial that may last that length of time — moved another day away from ending.

The defense presents its closing argument Thursday, then the prosecution handles a rebuttal which means by the time Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eric Moran and Matthew Skahill finish, Tiger Woods may be teeing off in The Masters.

Talking about dying hard. Mother Nature seems intent on a delivery of suffering for Trenton residents who have lived through an FBI invasion of Mack’s home, an indictment, and then six months off until a Jan. 6 trial startup date.

Unless jurors implement a quick navigation through videos, wiretaps, and enough papers to circle earth twice, then they will take this case into next week. That could mean even more delays as meteorologists suggest that Trenton could be walloped with a blizzard this weekend.

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Actually, weather people speak about several different storm scenarios, which means they have no clear idea about their profession. Monday looks like another postponement, perhaps Tuesday, too, as Mayor Mack and his brother, Ralphiel Mack, sweat out a corruption trial that could land them behind bars.

An objective opinion is difficult unless observers attended a majority of court deliberations. Newspaper accounts fail to capture morsels of evidence that may influence an extremely attentive jury pool.

One difficult observation resonates with the fact that Joseph “JoJo” Giorgianni, a convicted sex offender, had such access to Mayor Mack. The pair, according to Moran, had approximately 400 communications from the time the FBI started wiretaps then followed up with an investigation of text messages.

Mack included Giorgianni in on a convention in Atlantic City when he requested that his long time supporter join him in the resort city.

If you listen enough then your stomach churns, nauseated by the fact that Mack had almost abdicated his position, literally handed over the keys to the City of Trenton to Giorgianni.

If for no other reason, a bright day occurs in Trenton when Moran covers his lens that peered toward the underbelly of corruption. Unfortunately, many politicians are netted by plots cultivated by alleged good guys.

U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman explained more than a year ago that his office workers do not just wake up to target a government official. Federal investigations start with a complaint against an individual, although such a grievance can be made by some other poor schmuck snared in some other trap.

I feel like throwing up in my own mouth as Mayor Mack, a guy who many wanted to succeed fights for freedom. On Tuesday, Mack wrote feverishly on a yellow legal pad as Moran tossed stink against a wall. As the mayor put pen to paper, Moran asked jurors to join him as he described Mack’s “road map of corruption.”

And it’s not even that Mack is either innocent or guilty, he has put himself in a precarious position of defense against a federal meat grinder.

Except for Giorgianni, Charles Hall III, Ralphiel Mack, and Tony Mack, these are guys I knew and liked. I once lived on Berkeley Ave, a couple of doors down from Tony Mack.

While Mack’s political performance developed a personal disenfranchisement, it’s accurate to say that I feel sorry for him, his family, his precious son, Tony, Jr. and all other siblings affected by this situation.

I don’t like when dads head off to prison. When one realizes that with brother Stanley “Muscles” Davis serving a six-year sentence after reaching a plea deal for official misconduct as a Trenton Water Works boss, potentially, all three Mack brothers could end up behind bars.

“They brought this on themselves,” friends explain.

No argument here, but it’s disheartening how the love of money almost always connects to evil.

Nobody enjoys financial struggles but I think there’s a time when if we really understand our blessings, that we would find satisfaction with our lot in life, especially if you are one of the lucky people who love their jobs.

Mayor Mack owned a six-figure salary, plus, a popularity that allowed him an opportunity to positively impact lives. Mayor of the capital city of New Jersey, of your hometown? Sounds impressive.

While people watchers suggest humans enjoy crashes, a heart can find exhaustion by an overabundance of destruction.

I hope this trial ends faster than expected, whether a jury sends the Macks home or to prison.